{"id":2443954,"date":"2026-06-03T23:20:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T23:20:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2443954"},"modified":"2026-06-03T23:20:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T23:20:47","slug":"country-music-legend-died-peacefully-at-home-on-sunday-rip-to-henry-mcmahon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/country-music-legend-died-peacefully-at-home-on-sunday-rip-to-henry-mcmahon\/","title":{"rendered":"Country Music Legend &#8216;Died Peacefully at Home on Sunday&#8217;: RIP to Henry McMahon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Henry McMahon, a co-founder of the prolific Irish country music group The Mainliners, has passed away.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.ie\/irish-news\/a-real-gentleman-and-genius-tributes-paid-after-death-of-irish-country-music-star-henry-mcmahon-of-the-mainliners\/a\/154595129.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Irish Independent<\/a>, the 84-year-old \u201cdied peacefully\u201d on Sunday at his home in Castleblayney, Co Monaghan, Ireland, which was also the place of his birth.<\/p>\n<p>The saxophonist co-founded the Irish country music group The Mainliners in 1965 with singer \u201cBig Tom\u201d McBride. The group rose to prominence in Ireland following their hit song \u201cGentle Mother,\u201d which McBride discovered in working-class London in the 1960s.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fgavingribbenmusic%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02AAKXxWjbYGPNR31Y1Zo8d1xETAQWE849Uvm4RmKV5eNpRWCn5NipvCQTEZcLsqDvl&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"814\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In the 1990s, McMahon became a songwriter for many other Irish country music artists. Per the Irish Independent, his songs were recorded by Philomena Begley (\u201cWay Back Then\u201d) and Margo (\u201cFootsteps Through The Rosses\u201d). He also penned Robert Mizzell\u2019s hit, \u201cMama Courtney.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-fans-and-country-artists-pay-tribute-to-henry-mcmahon\">Fans and Country Artists Pay Tribute to Henry McMahon<\/h2>\n<p>Meanwhile, Irish country music artists took to social media to pay tribute to Henry McMahon as the news of his passing spread. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was so deeply saddened to hear about the passing of Henry McMahon,\u201d singer Mike Denver wrote on X. \u201cThinking of his wife Esther, daughter Karen, and his entire family and wide circle of friends at this incredibly difficult, sad time. Irish Country Music has lost an incredibly talented mam. A true Country Music Legend. May he rest in peace,\u201d the \u201cAbsent Friends\u201d artist concluded. <\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I was so deeply saddened to hear about the passing of Henry McMahon. Thinking of his wife Esther, daughter Karen, and his entire family and wide circle of friends at this incredibly difficult, sad time. Irish Country Music has lost an incredibly talented mam. A true Country\u2026 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hlN97SO0ly\">pic.twitter.com\/hlN97SO0ly<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mike Denver Music (@MikedenverMike) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MikedenverMike\/status\/2061764660953575631?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 2, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cDeepest sympathy to the family, friends, and fans of Henry McMahon on his passing,\u201d Irish folk singer Gavin Gribben wrote <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gavingribbenmusic\/posts\/deepest-sympathy-to-the-family-friends-and-fans-of-henry-mcmahon-on-his-passing-\/1616172203844601\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">on Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA well-known and respected performer and songwriter in the Irish Country music scene, Henry made a significant contribution to Country music throughout his career,\u201d the continued. \u201cHis talent and dedication to the genre will be remembered for years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRest in Peace, Henry,\u201d Gribben concluded. <\/p>\n<p>In the comments section of Gribben\u2019s post, fans also reacted to the news of McMahon\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVery sorry to hear about this absolute legend of the Irish music scene,\u201d one comment read. \u201cR.I.P Henry, remember Big Tom and The Mainliners well. Saw them in the Fairyways many years ago. Listened to his eight-track music,\u201d another old school fan added. <\/p>\n<p>The country legend\u2019s funeral procession will leave from the Big Tom Statue in Castleblayney on Thursday at 11:30 am, arriving at St. Mary\u2019s Church for a 12 p.m. funeral mass, with burial to follow in the adjoining cemetery.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.suggest.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Henry McMahon, a co-founder of the prolific Irish country music group The Mainliners, has passed away. According to the Irish Independent, the 84-year-old \u201cdied peacefully\u201d on Sunday at his home in Castleblayney, Co Monaghan, Ireland, which was also the place of his birth. 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